The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 28,586.90 on Friday with a gain of 161.39 points or 0.57%. The S&P 500 closed at 3,477.13 for a gain of 30.30 points or 0.88%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 11,579.94 for a gain of 158.96 points or 1.39%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 25.00 with a loss of 1.36 points or -5.16%.

For the week, the Nasdaq gained 4.6%, the S&P 500 gained 3.8% and the Dow Jones gained 3.3%. For the year, the Nasdaq is up 27.29%, the S&P 500 has a gain of 7.63% and the Dow Jones

When a company's return on equity (ROE) ratio beats that of the majority of its peers, it usually implies that the company has been better than its competitors in generating profits.

Thus, investors may want to consider the following stocks, as they are beating most of their peer companies in terms of a higher ROE ratio.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc

The first stock investors may want to consider is Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), a Santa Clara, California-based global semiconductors manufacturer.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc has a ROE ratio of 23%, beating the industry median of 5.68% enormously.

The

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 28,248.44 on Tuesday with a loss of 60.02 points or -0.21%. The S&P 500 closed at 3,443.62 for a gain of 12.34 points or 0.36%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 11,466.47 for a gain of 86.75 points or 0.76%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 22.03 for a loss of -0.34 points or 1.52%.

Tuesday's Market Movers

U.S. indexes ended mostly higher Tuesday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq reported another day of new closing highs. The Dow Jones ended slightly lower after an announcement that it will replace Exxon (XOM), Pfizer (PFE)

It is a summer of discontent at Intel Corp (INTC).

And the effects show in this one-year price chart:

In June came news that Apple (AAPL) planned to stop using Intel chips in its Macs.

In July, Intel had to report that its new 7nm chips would be delayed until at least 2022, and that it might have to turn to a third-party manufacturer. And this wasn't the first time it had missed a deadline for a new product: The 10nm chips went through similar delays.

As a result, the share price tumbled

Shares of Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) are up more than 76% since March 20. The company has recovered from the huge plunge experienced between February and March and is now trading just off this year's highs.

The California-based semiconductor equipment and materials company reported its most recent quarterly results last Thursday, beating expectations on revenue and earnings. Shares have gained more than 3% since then and retain a bullish outlook based on the valuation multiples.

The stock is now up nearly 8% this year compared to the S&P 500 Index, which has

According to the GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs.

Advanced Micro Devices reached the 52-week high of $69.40

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) designs and produces microprocessors for the computer and consumer electronics industries. The majority of the firm's sales are in the computer market via CPUs and GPUs. The company acquired graphics processor and chipset maker ATI in 2006 to improve its positioning in the PC chain. In 2009, the firm spun out its manufacturing operations to form a foundry joint venture called GlobalFoundries.

The price

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 25,706.09 on Thursday with a loss of 361.19 points or -1.39%. The S&P 500 closed at 3,152.05 for a loss of 17.89 points or -0.56%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 10,547.75 for a gain of 55.25 points or 0.53%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher at 29.28 for a gain of 1.20 points or 4.27%.

Thursday’s market movers

Tech stocks gained on Thursday as the economy looks more heavily to technologies supporting pandemic concerns. The Nasdaq is now up 17.56% for the year, while both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones remain in

US markets

U.S. stocks were in the red on Thursday morning. The Dow fell more than 400 points to 25,584, the S&P 500 index lost 1.42% to 3,124 and the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.70% to 10,419.

Gainers

• F5 Networks, Inc. (FFIV) +5.5%

• Pentair plc (PNR) +5%

• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) +3.7%

• Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) +2.6%

Losers

• Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK) -23%

• Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) -9.8%

• Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) -7.3%

• Kohl's Corporation (KSS) -6.8%

Global markets

The main European stock markets traded in

US markets

U.S. stocks were in the green on Wednesday ahead of the Fed's meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.50% to 27,135 and the S&P 500 index fell 0.10% to 3,204, but the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.61% to 10,015 (the Nasdaq broke the 10,000 level for the first time in history yesterday).

Gainers

• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) +3.3%

• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) +2.7%

Abbvie Inc(ABBV) +2%

• ServiceNow Inc (NOW) +1.6%

• Newmont Corporation (NEM) +1.2%

Losers

• Simon Property Group Inc (SPG) -8.7%

• Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) -8.3%

Tech growth investors may want to have a look at the following stokcs, as they have posted significant year-over-year increases in their quarterly revenue and net income.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc

The first company that meets the above listed criteria is Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), a Santa Clara, California-based global semiconductors manufacturer.

The company posted a 40.4% year-over-year increase in quarterly revenue to $1.786 billion as of the first quarter of 2020, up from $1.272 billion in first quarter of 2019. The net income was $162 million in the first quarter of 2020, up from $16 million for the

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 27,272.30 on Tuesday with a loss of 300.14 points or -1.09%. The S&P 500 closed at 3,207.18 for a loss of 25.21 points or -0.78%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 9,953.75 for a gain of 29.01 points or 0.29%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher at 27.41 for a gain of 1.60 points or 6.20%.

Tuesday’s market movers

U.S indexes were mostly lower Tuesday after rallying from a strong May jobs report and energy sector agreement. The Nasdaq continued to climb, posting another record close.

In the S&P 500, consumer discretionary and consumer

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 24,206.86 on Tuesday with a loss of 390.51 points or -1.59%. The S&P 500 closed at 2,922.94 for a loss of 30.97 points or -1.05%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 9,185.10 for a loss of 49.72 points or -0.54%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher at 30.53 for a gain of 1.23 points or 4.20%.

Tuesday’s market movers

U.S. stocks ended lower Tuesday with a late drop leading into the closing bell. Shares of Moderna (MRNA) closed down 10.41% after a report questioned the company’s Covid-19 efforts.

Walmart reported better-than-expected results with a

Prolific investor Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio), leader of Fisher Asset Management, disclosed his first-quarter portfolio earlier this week, listing 75 new holdings.

Founded in 1979, the guru’s Camas, Washington-based firm approaches investing with the belief that supply and demand exclusively determine stock prices, and investors can only gain an advantage through finding information that is not widely known by the markets or by interpreting information differently. The firm uses a framework called The Four Market Conditions to help determine the appropriate investment strategy for the current environment.

Based on these criteria, the investor’s five largest buys for

U.S. stocks were in the green on Wednesday, ahead of good corporate results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.43% to 28,846, the S&P 500 index rose 0.34% to 3,287 and the Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.37% to 9,303.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Non-index stocks have also posted gains and losses recently. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) fell more than 7% on Wednesday after the company announced fourth quarter results. The company posted

Now that the outlook for cloud data center growth and gaming is improving, many analysts recently have had a change of heart regarding the future prospects of growth for Nvidia Corp. (NVDA).

The primary basis for analysts' renewed expectations is the recent improvement in capital expenditures by cloud computing companies after a year of slack spending on graphics processing unit chips and other microprocessors. In addition to favorable projections for data center and PC applications growth for Nvidia’s powerful GPU chips, some analysts anticipate an improving game market environment, which for years had been the predominant engine of consistent revenue